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HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: InstallationThat is a very partial account of the story, I have to say. The Minister will know that in 2010 the Government inherited a functioning scheme from the Labour Government that meant…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hosie. I, too, congratulate the right hon. and learned Member for Torridge and West Devon (Sir Geoffrey Cox) on securing the…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeEverywhere I go in Cambridge, the issue that is raised is collaboration, collaboration, collaboration. I think that that is the point that my hon. Friend is making. Does he agree…18 Apr 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) BillMy interest in this debate comes from my representing a science and research city, where data, and transferring it, is key, and from my long-term background in information…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast night, Abi Kay of Farmers Weekly posted a piece detailing allegations of a major fraud in the meat processing sector. Her investigation revealed that “up until at least the…30 Mar 2023HANSARDFraud and Economic Crime: Prosecutions4. What steps she is taking to help ensure effective prosecution of perpetrators of fraud and economic crime.30 Mar 2023HANSARDFraud and Economic Crime: ProsecutionsAs the Solicitor General will know, each September the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, organised by Professor Barry Rider, meets at Jesus College Cambridge,…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Powering Up BritainI am not sure what the Minister had for breakfast but it is probably best avoided because his aggressive and belligerent approach has undermined much of the good cross-party…30 Mar 2023HANSARDCambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Arc: National Infrastructure Commission ReportLast week London Economics reported that the University of Cambridge contributes almost £30 billion per annum and supports 86,000 jobs across the whole country. When Cambridge…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell), although I gently remind him that it was the UK that left Horizon Europe, not the other way…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt has recently been revealed that the Crown Commercial Service in the Cabinet Office is planning to replace local buying and distribution agreements for food and catering…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Ms Elliott. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing the debate, on his introduction and on…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureI am terribly sorry to disappoint my hon. Friend: I do not know everything about everything. I would not pretend to do so, and must go away to seek advice on that question. I…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureI am grateful for the intervention. Finally, I return to a familiar theme, which we discussed at length in the Chamber with the previous Secretary of State: trade with the…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureI thought the hon. Gentleman might not be able to resist the temptation.15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureWell, it seems to me that there were some who lost their businesses at that time. I do not think we should shy away from that. I would like to hear from the Minister what has…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Silicon Valley BankI, too, had many representations over the weekend from early stage tech companies in and around Cambridge, and they will be much relieved by the news today. To echo the point made…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkHorizon is about collaboration, not just money. May I urge the Secretary of State to impress that on the Prime Minister? She will also be aware that confidence in the life…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillAs always, it is a pleasure to follow the Minister, who is, by my accounting, the fourth Minister at the Dispatch Box on this Bill. We had two in two days during the Committee…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee for that. We have had this discussion before and I have to disappoint him slightly, in the sense that of course the EU is moving…06 Mar 2023